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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesतंतु
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tantu
"बल्ब का तंतु जल गया है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A slender threadlike object or fiber, especially one found in animal or plant structures or forming part of an electric light bulb.
"The tungsten filament inside the old bulb finally burned out, plunging the room into darkness." - 2
In 3D printing, the long, thin strand of thermoplastic material fed into the printer nozzle.
"She loaded a spool of biodegradable PLA filament into the 3D printer."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the modern Latin word 'filamentum', which combines the Latin noun 'filum' (meaning 'thread') with the suffix '-amentum' (denoting an instrument or result of an action). It entered scientific and botanical terminology in the 17th century to describe threadlike structures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Filament" is said worldwide
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filament
Transliteration: /fi.la.mɑ̃/
"Le filament de l'ampoule est cassé."
Glühfaden
Transliteration: /ˈɡlyːˌfaːdn̩/
"Der Glühfaden der Lampe ist durchgebrannt."
filamento
Transliteration: /fi.laˈmɛn.to/
"Il filamento della lampadina si è bruciato."
filamento
Transliteration: /fi.laˈmen.to/
"El filamento de la bombilla se fundió."
filamento
Transliteration: /fi.laˈmẽ.tu/
"O filamento da lâmpada queimou."
तंतु
Transliteration: tantu
"बल्ब का तंतु जल गया है।"
灯丝
Transliteration: dēngsī
"灯泡的灯丝烧断了。"
필라멘트
Transliteration: pillamenteu
"전구의 필라멘트가 끊어졌습니다."
フィラメント
Transliteration: firamento
"電球のフィラメントが切れた。"
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